DescriptionBlack-and-white photo of Harry Stripling as first man holing-through south tunnel of Lincoln Tunnel, August 2, 1935; this print issued 1963 or later. 8" x 10 print. Photo taken for Port of New York Authority. Reverse with red inkstamp credit and caption. Port Authority address in Inkstamp includes a five digit zip code which indicates that this print was issued after July of 1963. Text on reverse. Port of New York Authority 111 Eighth Avenue - At 15th Street New York NY 10011 Tel. 620-7000 Negative No. MT-2236 Date taken: 8/2/35 Location Lincoln Tunnel, "Holding [sic Holing]-Through" between South Tunnel N.J. & N.Y. River shaft cassion - Contract MHT 3 N.Y.C. View of Harry Stripling, First man to come through 30" shaft "helingthrough" [sic holingthrough] pipe from South Tunnel, N.J. to N.Y. river shaft column, meeting Colonel C.S. Gleim of the Port of New York Authority and sanhogs in the N.Y. river shaft caisson. Camera set 10 ft. east of the west inner skin plate of the caisoon, 10 ft. below top of drum, facing west. [end] MHT = Midtown Hudson Tunnel; MT = Midtown Tunnel